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Prestonhall House, Dovecot
Dovecot (18th Century)
Site Name Prestonhall House, Dovecot
Classification Dovecot (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Prestonhall House Policies
Canmore ID 224468
Site Number NO31NE 75.01
NGR NO 39207 14907
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/224468
- Council Fife
- Parish Cupar
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
A Single-chamber rectangular (lectern) doocot, facing south. Built of rubble sandstone with carved surrounds and single string course. The roof has collapsed, exposing the sandstone slab nests inside. The wooden door (original?) survives in place. The doocot stands in what is now derelict ground at the edge of Cupar Trading Estate, and is next to the main east coast railway line. A nearby ruinous farm steading, likely associated with the same Prestonhall estate, is now used as part of a car scrap yard.
J Dowling 2005
Lectern-type dovecot. Rubble-built with ashlar margins. Door to low south elevation: continuous rat course above, originally curved outwards below paired flight holes on flanks. Stepped skews. Tiered nesting boxes on north, east and west walls. Roofless. (Historic Scotland)
